Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2539 vs. 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 63 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 84 students Just under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 18 students 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 100 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,114	2386.5	− 2432	−45.5	× 121 / 482	−11.4
4	32,115	2413.3	− 2473	−59.7	× 125 / 482	−15.5
5	32,118	2452.7	− 2502	−49.3	× 111 / 482	−11.4
6	32,119	2483.8	− 2531	−47.2	× 125 / 482	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,327	2379.0	− 2432	−53	× 119 / 460	−13.7
4	30,330	2430.2	− 2473	−42.8	× 119 / 460	−11.1
5	30,332	2468.3	− 2502	−33.7	× 125 / 460	−9.2
6	30,333	2485.1	− 2531	−45.9	× 97 / 460	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,893	2398.0	− 2432	−34	× 122 / 462	−9
4	30,895	2431.7	− 2473	−41.3	× 113 / 462	−10.1
5	30,896	2469.9	− 2502	−32.1	× 113 / 462	−7.9
6	30,899	2478.4	− 2531	−52.6	× 114 / 462	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,939	2382.4	− 2432	−49.6	× 114 / 454	−12.5
4	30,941	2442.2	− 2473	−30.8	× 120 / 454	−8.1
5	30,943	2446.9	− 2502	−55.1	× 113 / 454	−13.7
6	30,945	2510.3	− 2531	−20.7	× 107 / 454	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,111	2400.3	− 2432	−31.7	× 103 / 412	−7.9
4	31,112	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 112 / 412	−6.3
5	31,113	2467.2	− 2502	−34.8	× 104 / 412	−8.8
6	31,114	2487.9	− 2531	−43.1	× 93 / 412	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,128	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 114 / 412	−11.5
4	31,129	2417.6	− 2473	−55.4	× 104 / 412	−14
5	31,130	2451.8	− 2502	−50.2	× 98 / 412	−11.9
6	31,131	2491.3	− 2531	−39.7	× 96 / 412	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,185	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 91 / 394	−7.8
4	31,186	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 119 / 394	−12.6
5	31,187	2466.9	− 2502	−35.1	× 100 / 394	−8.9
6	31,188	2469.9	− 2531	−61.1	× 84 / 394	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,051	2390.7	− 2432	−41.3	× 104 / 393	−10.9
4	31,052	2458.3	− 2473	−14.7	× 85 / 393	−3.2
5	31,053	2487.2	− 2502	−14.8	× 111 / 393	−4.2
6	31,054	2503.5	− 2531	−27.5	× 93 / 393	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,910	2415.2	− 2432	−16.8	× 102 / 383	−4.5
4	30,911	2431.1	− 2473	−41.9	× 101 / 383	−11
5	30,912	2482.5	− 2502	−19.5	× 87 / 383	−4.4
6	30,913	2509.8	− 2531	−21.2	× 93 / 383	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,896	2417.2	− 2432	−14.8	× 81 / 339	−3.5
4	30,897	2448.3	− 2473	−24.7	× 97 / 339	−7.1
5	30,898	2467.8	− 2502	−34.2	× 87 / 339	−8.8
6	30,899	2538.8	− 2531	7.8	× 74 / 339	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −44, −40, −39, −33, −47, −42, −25, −25, −18 → −36.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit −18.5, lower limit −54.1.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.